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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Gilder, Tywford, GB;
Paul Warrick, Reading, GB;
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 2/114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 2/114 ;
Abstract
A safety razor blade unit has a guard structure ( ) which includes a strip ( ) of elastomeric material e.g. with projections such as fins ( ) or tubes ( ), and a backstop ( ) disposed between the elastomeric strip ( ) and the edge ( ) of a leading blade ( ), the backstop including a rigid wall ( ) integrally moulded with the blade unit housing ( ) and a resiliently deformable portion ( ) integral with the elastomeric strip ( ) and adapted to yield under forces experienced during shaving by being compressed against the rigid wall ( ) or flexing downwardly.